The E-PRTR Regulation aims to enhance public access to environmental information through the establishment of a coherent and integrated E-PRTR, thereby finally also contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution, delivering data for policy makers and facilitating public participation in environmental decision making.Data source: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/european-pollutant-release-and-transfer-register-e-prtr-regulation-art-8-diffuse-air-data

The map shows emissions to air from the EU27 and EFTA4 countries per 5x5 km2 grid cell for the year 2008, where this information was available in 2010. The emissions are expressed in tonnes per grid cell.The Diffuse Emissions are spread across the following groups:Industrial releases (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2Non-industrial combustion (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2Road transport (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2Domestic shipping (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2Domestic aviation (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2International aviation (5 layers): NOx, SO2, PM10, CO and CO2Agriculture (2 layers): NH3, PM10Data source: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/european-pollutant-release-and-transfer-register-e-prtr-regulation-art-8-diffuse-air-data

The map shows emissions to surface water deposition per River Basin District Subunit (RBDSU) level for the reference year 2010, for EU27 and EFTA countries with available data in 2013.\n\nData sourse: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-emissions-4

The E-PRTR Regulation aims to enhance public access to environmental information through the establishment of a coherent and integrated E-PRTR, thereby finally also contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution, delivering data for policy makers and facilitating public participation in environmental decision making.The E-PRTR Regulation includes specific information on releases of pollutants to air, water and land and off-site transfers of waste and of pollutants in waste water. Those data have to be reported by operators of facilities carrying out specific activities.In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, facility operators to whom the Regulation applies have to report specific data to the competent authority in the Member State in which they are based. The competent authorities then transmit that data to the European Commission, which in turn, assisted by the European Environment Agency (EEA), has the obligation to make the data publicly accessible.Annex I enables operators to identify whether they are affected by the associated reporting obligations.The activities are grouped in 9 activity sectors: Sector 1. energy; Sector 2. production and processing of metals; Sector 3. mineral industry; Sector 4. chemical industry; Sector 5. waste and waste water management; Sector 6. paper and wood production and processing; Sector 7. intensive livestock production and aquaculture; Sector 8. animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector; andSector 9. other activities.Reporting is required if the threshold for pollutants are exceeded.